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Lyon - Athletic 2-1 - 25/10/2012 - Match page - UEFA Europa League 2013
Briand extends Lyon's perfect start
Published: Thursday 25 October 2012, 21.00CET
Jimmy Briand scored with four minutes left to maintain Olympique Lyonnais' 100% start to Group I with a 2-1 defeat of Athletic Club.
Dramatic victors on matchday two, Lyon produced a more sober but no less effective display against last season's runners-up. Although Ibai Gómez's sweetly struck equaliser 11 minutes from time cancelled out Lisandro's early second-half opener, Briand pounced in a frenetic finale to move Rémi Garde's men within sight of the knockout phase. As for Athletic, they still possess a single point after three games.
Lineups
 | Lyon |  | Athletic |
| 1 | Vercoutre (GK) | 1 | Gorka Iraizoz (GK) |
| 4 | B. Koné | 3 | Aurtenetxe |
| 5 | Lovren | 5 | Amorebieta |
| 6 | Fofana 88 | 8 | Iturraspe90+1 |
| 9 | Lisandro (C) 54 66 | 10 | De Marcos |
| 13 | Réveillère | 14 | Susaeta |
| 17 | Malbranque65 | 15 | Iraola |
| 19 | Briand86 | 18 | Gurpegi (C) |
| 20 | Monzón | 19 | Muniain66 |
| 21 | Gonalons | 20 | Aritz Aduriz60 |
| 23 | Umtiti | 21 | Ander Herrera53 |
Substitutes | |||
| 16 | Lopes (GK) | 13 | Raúl (GK) |
| 10 | Lacazette65 | 2 | Toquero |
| 12 | Ferri | 6 | San José |
| 14 | Dabo | 9 | Llorente60 |
| 15 | Biševac | 11 | Ibai Gómez6679 |
| 18 | Gomis66 | 16 | Ismael López |
| 31 | Ghezzal | 22 | Castillo |
Coaches | |||
| Rémi Garde (FRA) | Marcelo Bielsa (ARG) | ||
Referee | |||
| Andre Marriner (ENG) | |||
Standings
Group I
| P | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Sparta Praha | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Athletic | 3 | 1 |
| 3 |  H. Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 |
Last updated: 14/11/2012 10:39 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Matches
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
The referee blows for half-time.
The final whistle is blown.- 90+1Iturraspe (Athletic) is booked.
- 88Fofana (Lyon) is booked.
- 86Briand (Lyon) scores!
Gueïda Fofana's powerful long-range strike is parried by Gorka Iraizoz, but Jimmy Briand is there first to tuck in what looks like being the winner.
